Jesmyn Ward Quotes
People are not afraid to be activists, to be vocal. And I think back to my years in college, and that wasn't the case.
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I was quite nervous about meeting William's father, but he was very, very welcoming, very friendly, it couldn't have gone easier really for me.
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I graduated from UC San Diego, wanted to work in film to get my hands-on real experience, did music videos, TV, feature films, all kinds of stuff.
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Medicine, you see, is my first love; whether I write fiction or nonfiction, and even when it has nothing to do with medicine, it's still about medicine. After all, what is medicine but life plus? So I write about life.
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As I grew up in that world and saw how much it affected her world and how much it affected our childhood, it made me very aware of politics. Of course, I have my own private feelings and thoughts, but I don't care to share them.
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I've performed Schoenberg's 'Pierrot lunaire' many times.
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In life go straight and turn right.
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I came back out here from England and I was there for a while and it was beautiful and it is just great to see London going from Spring to Summer and Autumn.
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I love the word 'dearth,' by the way. It's one of my favorite words.
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Whenever I hear that I'm on the brink of stardom, I feel like I want to run into a cave.
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Filming is a witnessing process. You don't try to control it, even though sometimes you wish you could because it can go really, really wrong for you.
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I love to travel. This is the time for me. When will I do it if not now?
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It is never too late to get into tennis! While I started playing at the age of 8 when my parents gave me a tennis racquet for Christmas, tennis is a lifelong sport that can be enjoyed by people of almost any age. It's also something you never forget once you learn.
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There's something about guitars, they're just so big, you know what I mean? You're just like, 'Ugh!' It just seems so overwhelming. And the ukulele is, like, the opposite of overwhelming.
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I believe that the only people who really, truly benefit from any of the policies of Republicans are the wealthy. I'm in that 1 percent tax bracket, but I'm not a man of wealth.
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I strongly believe that the Legislature should not be interfering in private medical decisions.
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The difference between rearing a child in your 20s and one in your 50s is one of patience.
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The young adult category is particularly interesting to me in terms of science fiction and fantasy tropes.
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The whole object of the Prophets and the Sages was to declare that a limit is set to human reason where it must halt.
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I love to win, honestly... If you love to win, you should say it. And honestly, I'm hooked on it.
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Things are a bit complicated. We have to change the team.
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People always assume I went to public school, which I didn't, so that immediately puts me somewhere.
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Be a good example and a positive ambassador for vegan living, and be patient and understanding with people who aren't vegan. Support any move non-vegans make away from animal consumption toward plant-based eating. Nurture even small positive steps, as these tend to empower people and build momentum toward bigger steps.
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When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old.
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People are not afraid to be activists, to be vocal. And I think back to my years in college, and that wasn't the case.
